Description
Book SynopsisThe prospect of undertaking postgraduate research can seem daunting. This thoroughly revised Second Edition of Doing Postgraduate Research will show you how to undertake your research better, quicker, and with as little hassle as possible. The text offers an authoritative and comprehensive guide to better research practice and is fully compliant with research training requirements, including the Joint Research Councils' Skills Statement.
Doing Postgraduate Research will enable you to acquire research methods skills as you proceed through your Masters or PhD programme. Key topics include:
- Designing and organizing a research project
- Understanding alternative research perspectives
- Doing a literature review
- Academic writing
- IPR and Ethics in research
- Research presentations
- Preparing for a viva
- Career develo
Trade Review
`Students planning on graduate research in the UK (and those who advise them) will find this book a good resource to anticipate the differences in the UK educational system and how those will affect their graduate studies.′ - NACADA Journal
"Students planning on graduate research in the UK (and those who advise them) will find this book a good resource to anticipate the differences in the UK educational system and how those differences wil affect their graduate studies" —Cheryl Blake Price, Florida State University -- Cheryl Blake Price
Offers a practical and helpful guidebook both for students and supervisors. It is recommended for research students at the early stages of their research studies, because it provides a thought-provoking account of the different aspects of post-graduate research. Additionally, it can be a useful tool and resource pack for advanced research students who want to think about viva and career options after the completion of the PhD...a useful addition to the growing literature of books on post-graduate research. It provides not only a helpful reading but also a complete multimedia resource pack for new and more-advanced students and supervisors. -- Educate Journal * Educate Journal *
Table of Contents
Introduction Getting Going Scoping Your Research Logics of Enquiry Planning and Organizing Your Research Academic Writing Undertaking a Literature Review Doing the Right Thing Ethical Frameworks for Research with Human Participants Research Presentations The Examination Process and the Viva Developing Your Career
